Chapter 22

Familiar cell, familiar alloy walls, familiar cold bed.

Qingchen had never been so delighted. He was afraid that if he crossed over again, he might end up in a different place, which would render all his past efforts futile, and the goodwill he had gained from Uncle Li would be wasted.

Now it seemed that each crossover would be a continuation of the previous one, which meant that the Canon score he had memorized would still be useful.

Regardless of Uncle Li's true identity, He Xiaoxiao's guide had already confirmed that he was a significant figure in the Inner World.

At this moment, Qingchen believed that 90% of the crossovers were still somewhat confused, unsure of how to obtain what they wanted from this world.

But he had already crossed over to Uncle Li's side.

Perhaps other crossovers had already witnessed the magnificent and wondrous world outside, but that didn't matter.

Qingchen spat the USB drive out of his mouth onto his palm, and the experiment was successful.

The fact that he could bring the USB drive over meant that as long as the item was inside his "body," it could pass through the wall of time.

He then looked at the purple and blue bruises on his arm, which also indicated that injuries from the Surface World would still be present after crossing over.

This further confirmed that the body that crossed over was indeed the same body.

Qingchen used his own methods to gradually piece together his understanding of this world and the crossover mechanism.

Time passed slowly, and the noise of prisoners banging on the alloy gates gradually filled the 18th Prison.

For some reason, compared to the "isolated" Surface World, Qingchen even found the noise he hadn't heard for two days somewhat familiar.

He was back.

Qingchen looked at his arm, where the mechanical pattern countdown had changed:

Return countdown: 47:55:50.

This time, the return countdown was still two days, very short.

However, Qingchen wondered if the countdown duration would change in the future, becoming longer or shorter.

The alloy gates opened on time for mealtime. Unlike his cautious first arrival, Qingchen directly crossed the threshold and looked down at the floor below. Uncle Li, Ye Wan, and Lin Xiaoxiao were already there, and Lin Xiaoxiao was waving at him.

The surrounding prisoners still looked at him with envy.

Qingchen smiled and greeted the prisoners, and some of them, feeling honored, hurriedly returned his greeting.

At some point, this 17-year-old boy had become a "big shot" in the prison.

However, Qingchen didn't rush downstairs. He stood in the shadow of the fifth-floor corridor, silently observing the prison.

Last night at 12:00 in the Inner World, after all the prisoners were locked in their cells, a batch of new prisoners was brought in.

And the second batch of crossovers from the Surface World should have arrived in the Inner World by now.

Qingchen wanted to stand upstairs and see if he could spot any "crossovers" and think about how to hide his identity if he did.

At that moment, eight new faces stood scattered on the second-floor corridor, timidly looking around.

Qingchen was stunned because one of them was Liu Dezhu, the classmate from the neighboring class who claimed to be a crossover yesterday!

He couldn't go downstairs now; the other party would definitely recognize him.

Amid the commotion, Lu Guangyi on the sixth floor laughed and shouted to the newcomers, "We have new people! Let's have some fun later!"

Qingchen had been a bit annoyed with Lu Guangyi before, but this time, seeing him in the 18th Prison felt somewhat familiar.

Suddenly, someone laughed at the new prisoners, "Welcome to the 18th Prison!"

Qingchen observed the newcomers' expressions and noticed that Liu Dezhu's expression changed when he heard "18th Prison."

The fear in his eyes quickly turned to a hint of joy.

It seemed that "18th Prison" was a particularly special term.

However, Liu Dezhu didn't act rashly. He quietly followed the other prisoners in line to get food and asked the prisoner in front of him in a low voice, "Excuse me, which one is Uncle Li?"

The prisoners in front and behind him were stunned by this question, wondering if he was some kind of relation.

One of the prisoners thought for a moment and pointed, "That one down there."

Liu Dezhu looked down and saw Uncle Li's unique presence. He thought to himself that He Xiaoxiao hadn't lied; this middle-aged man's aura clearly marked him as a big shot!

After getting his food, he noticed that the other prisoners could move freely and gradually surrounded him, smiling maliciously.

Liu Dezhu felt a sense of foreboding and decisively headed toward Uncle Li.

But before he could get close, Lin Xiaoxiao blocked his way.

Lin Xiaoxiao stood in front of him with a smile, "Strange, why are all the new people coming straight to my boss?"

Liu Dezhu glanced at the prisoners who wanted to grab him and whispered mysteriously to Lin Xiaoxiao, "I'm here to receive a mission, I'm one of you."

Lin Xiaoxiao: "???"

What the heck? Liu Dezhu's words completely confused Lin Xiaoxiao!

What mission? She had never seen this person in the organization before! And this felt like a spy meeting or something.

Seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao wasn't speaking, Liu Dezhu got a bit anxious, "I really am here to receive a mission, a class change mission!"

"Get lost!" Lin Xiaoxiao said impatiently, then waved to the nearby prisoners, "What are you waiting for? Take him away!"

Liu Dezhu was really panicking now. He shouted at Uncle Li, "Uncle Li, I'm here to receive a class change mission!"

In an instant, the entire 18th Prison fell silent.

It was as if someone had suddenly pressed the mute button on the 18th Prison. The prisoners stood still, looking at each other in confusion.

They didn't know what was happening, but it felt strange!

At this moment, Uncle Li still didn't look up from the chess game in front of him, but the big cat on the table and Ye Wan beside it instantly turned to look at Liu Dezhu.

Lin Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes and chuckled, "What kind of weirdo is this?"

To be honest, Liu Dezhu himself didn't know what had gone wrong.

He Xiaoxiao's guide only mentioned three career paths, and the first two were vague. Only the 18th Prison seemed feasible.

Now that he had directly crossed over to the 18th Prison, wasn't this the legendary start of a chosen one?

But... this didn't seem like a suitable place for a class change mission. Had he made a mistake somewhere?

Liu Dezhu didn't have time to think more. The prisoners, at Lin Xiaoxiao's signal, were about to drag him into a cell for a lesson.

Suddenly, Liu Dezhu spotted a gap and slipped out of the crowd. He ran to the alloy gate beside the square and pounded on it frantically, "Let me out! They're going to torture me, let me out!"

At this moment, a drone in the sky was descending, and the nine mechanical prison guards on the ground were also moving.

Qingchen looked at Liu Dezhu speechlessly, thinking to himself, "Is this kid crazy?"

When you arrive in a new world, shouldn't you observe the situation first?